A romantic candlelit dinner on Valentine's Day or any other occasion is a great way to please your loved one. For everything to go smoothly, you need to make the right menu and take into account all the important details.
One of the best ways to add variety and delight to your loved one is to prepare a romantic dinner for them. To do this, you will have to decorate the table with fresh flowers, light candles, think about the right "romantic" menu using aphrodisiacs.
Don't overestimate yourself
To ensure that everything goes according to plan, you should not aim at unfamiliar complex dishes that you have never cooked before. At least, if you want to surprise your loved one with something unusual and large-scale, you need to practice preparing such dishes in advance. This will help you calculate the right time, take into account all sorts of difficulties and purchase all the important products before preparing the dinner itself.
Dinner (especially if it implies a further romantic continuation) should not be heavy. It is better to refuse too solid and hearty dishes. It's worth starting with a salad. You can make a light arugula salad with shrimp and a variety of vegetables. Salads of this type are pleasing to the eye, whet the appetite and at the same time do not burden the stomach.
Baked poultry or meat are suitable as a main course. You don't have to mess around with such food for a long time, the main thing is to calculate the time correctly so that there is no long pause between the salad (or other appetizer) and the main course. This could break the whole intended scenario. Grilled vegetables can be used as a side dish for the main course, or even baked with meat.
Dessert and decor
Don't forget dessert! For a romantic dinner, mousses, sorbets and light pies are ideal. It is not worth buying or preparing a multi-layered cake with heavy buttercream; such sweets are more suitable for a family feast. An ideal dessert for a romantic dinner is a frozen cheesecake with fruit or berries. It is very simple to prepare it, you can do it in advance to save time on the day for which dinner is scheduled. In addition, the dessert decorated with strawberries looks very expressive. Keep in mind, strawberries are one of the best and most readily available aphrodisiacs.
Be sure to take the time to decorate the table. Lay a tablecloth (preferably white), buy contrasting napkins. Dishes should be from one set, preferably large "restaurant" plates. Do not have a romantic dinner in the kitchen, living room or even bedroom - ideal for this purpose. Don't go overboard with decor. Your table doesn't have to look like a table in the perfect set for a Barbie doll. Do not forget to turn on relaxing, pleasant music, it is advisable to make a long list of compositions in advance, so that in the midst of a tender conversation you will not be distracted by switching songs.
